Art ventured into affordable housing in 1968 when he developed Oakwood Apartments in Lorain.
Art went on to develop over 4,000 apartment homes insured by the Department of HUD under a variety of HUD programs i.e. Section 8, 236, BMIR, 202, 221 D-3, and 221 D-4. He also built properties for third parties as turn key apartments such as the housing authority in Olean, New York.